The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-02-10
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

reubergs very cheap.
TRY &. SURROUNDINGS fresh Picked
Rect. If cau't be beat.
Bishop Galloway and Prof Murrah
snsut last Sabbath in Aberdeen.
pro, w. l.. Mitchell, of the Signal
Coniahan, spent last Friday in town
MFR. w. L. May, of the Jackson Daily
Advertiser, was in town last Sunday.
After lengthy visit Mrs. Daughtry
returned from Meridian on last Mon
day.
Brother Parish has been making good
many souls happy of late. See marriage
notices.
Miss Zula Schwem and Miss Myra Bur
dine honored this office with a call yes
terday.
| The Manships at Heuck's Hall to-mor-
row night! Fifty cents and twenty-five
cents admission.
Mr. Ben. c. Buckley, of Cincinnati, an
old Brookhaven boy, spent several days
in town this week.
Mrs Abba Heatield, of Chicago, is on a
visit to her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Harding,
at the Menelas place.
Hon. G. X. Dale was in town Monday
en- route to New Orleans and favored this
office with pleasant call.
Nalty claims he has the best assortment
of both staple and fancy groceries in town
and guarantees satisfaction.
A grand entertainment will given at
IIeuck's Hall for the benefit of the Meth
odist church Friday night of the 18th.
THE LEADER was paid an appreciated
call last Thursday by Messrs. Isaac
smith, ST., d. S. Sutton and Obed Rol-
Inns.
Mrs A. C. McNair is now in Wharton,
Texas, having been summoned thence to
the bedside of her sister, Mrs. Chas
McNair.
Taxpayers will save themselves trouble
and greatly assist the County Assessor by
looking up the correct description of
their real estate and meeting him at his
appointments.
Messrs. Il. f. White and w. A. Hodges,
two of Lincoln's model young men, paid
THE LEADER welcome call last Satur
day. The latter spent the week i'll Brook
haven on the petit jury.
The Baptist mask dumb party was an
immense success. And no better place
could have been selected for holding 1t
than the elegant and hospitable home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. ID. Davis.
The Mite Society of the Presbyterian
Church will meet ut the residence of Mrs.
DR.. Meek on Friday night. Pantomiincs
will he among the amusemenis of the
evening. Every one is invited 10 attend.
MIR. Harding, of Illinois, the father OF
Mr.. Geo. Harding, is visiting his son OH
the Menclas place. If he can find some
suitable employment, we are glad to state,
he expects to make this his future home.
Mr. Wiley Maxwelrs saw mill was de-
stroyed by fire on last Thursday night,
together with a large supply of pro-
visions and articles of convenience. 1t is
thought to have been set on fire. No ill.,
buranCe.
Our esteemed friend Mr.. A. NJ. Sum
mers, who is favorably spoken of by many
for Lncoln's next Floater, paid The
LEADER a welcome call last Saturday.
There is good legislative timber i'll
"Chellus."
Several typographical errors occurred
in the poem "a Martyr to Duty" publish
ed in our issue of Jan. 9th. Also an
omission of words which spoiled the me-
ter. Such are the capers that type will
sometimes cut.
We are glad to see Postmaster Tyler at
his post again after his wrestle with the
humps. Our young friend Robt. Casse-
dy, who has been assisting him during
the temporary absence of Mrs. Crosby,
has had to quit on account of sore eyes
No farmer should be without Jones'
patent back-bands aud his patent auto
matte metal "hame-string." They are
both excellent Inventions. Col, Jones
has kindly prepared The Editor of THE
LEADER for farming to the extent of pre-
senting him with sample of each.
We are glad to know that Rev. J. r
Farish's school for boys is meeting with
encouraging success. Parents who have
boys to educate could not do better than
to send them to this school. Mr.. Parish
Is fine classical scholar, a man of large
and extensive learning, and one of the
finest and most experienced teachers in
the State. While his school is running
j there is no necessity for any boy or young
man being sent away from Brookhaven to
prepare him for College course.
That will be sensible Lincoln county
farmer who goes up to Jackson next week
and hears the discussions before the In
ter-State Industrial Convention, and
then comes home and makes a practical
application of what he learns. Such a
man will have his store of knowledge
wonderfully enlarged and find, if he
DOESN'T already know, that there is a
better and quicker way to acquire pros
perity and Independence than by sitting
around grumbling about hard times and
abusing merchants who charge high
prices for their wares.